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Friday 27 November 2020
The flu vaccine has been made available for free to children between the ages of 2 and 12.
Fianna Fáil’s Micheál Martin hit out against the Taoiseach today stating that waiting lists for children are “quite shocking”.
Measures to restrict alcohol advertisements around children came into effect this week.
The HPSC has issued a warning to doctors over a global increase in incidents of the disease.
Children who receive the Domiciliary Care Allowance are now eligible for a full medical card.
Over consumption of these treats “is a serious threat to our children’s future health” – Safefood representative
She is locked in a custody dispute with the baby’s father.
Our Children’s Health has welcomed yesterday’s announcements on medical card reform, but still has some outstanding concerns.
Children with spina bifida need complex treatment – more than half aren’t getting it.
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Minister James Reilly also apologised for distress caused by the issue, the Our Children’s Health group said.
We have a vaccine for a common strain of meningitis, yet it’s not on from the immunisation schedule. What is the delay? asks Siobhán Carroll.
Smoking in cars raises levels of dangerous fine-particle pollutants.
However, a new report out today shows that smoking rates among school-aged children are down overall — dropping from 21 per cent in 1998 to 12 per cent in 2010.
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin has started a fundraising campaign to finish vital work next year.
A proposal to establish the National Paediatric Hospital on a 50-acre site at Lissenhall, Swords, claims the facility could be built in less time – and for less money – than at the Mater.
ONE OF THE most eagerly anticipated nights of the Irish TV year is finally here, with not even 2020 being able to stop the broadcast of the Late Late Toy Show.
Covid-19 restrictions mean it will be a different kind of show this year, but it still promises to be a special night – perhaps more so than usual given the year we’ve had.
For the day that’s in it, we’re asking: Will you watch the Late Late Toy Show?
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